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Today we are cooking one of the most traditional Spanish dishes, TORTILLA DE PATATA (Potatoe Omelette).
Be ready to learn how to cook this Spanish delight, get yourself a glass of wine, and let´s have some fun

 All you need are:
- 6 Eggs
- 1 pd. Potatoes (1/2 a kg.)
- 1 Large Onion
- Olive Oil (extra virgin if possible)
- Salt

Pamplona

Camera ought to have been on cooking and more concentration on the food and not himself

Entertaining but terrible as a cooking class.  Perhaps if they drunk less wine whilst cooking it would be better 

My first class on virtual tours! Was so much fun and they were both so engaging and humorous ! 

Fran that was a very fun tour.  Thank you and your wife (I'm sorry, but I didn't catch her name) for inviting us into your home.  I would be glad to do the same if you ever come to Canada.  I enjoy your company.

This cooking class was truly a fun experience - Francisco and his wife are delightful! The Spanish Potato Omelette looked delicious and I'm only sorry that I missed their previous class when the made Paella! It was a pleasure to attend this virtual "tour". Gracias!

Another fantastic cooking 'tour' with Fran and his wife.  They are so much fun! And we get traditional Spanish cooking too. Look forward to many more of these. Thank you Fran and Ainhoa

Very entertaining, lighthearted and informative good mix

I love joining Fran and Ainhoa. Unfortunately today we had a lot of the travelers on who must comment on every single thing they see or want a picture of random stuff that has nothing to do with why we are there, and they derailed things. I feel like we didn't see much of the cooking today and that is unfortunate.

What a charming couple. I absolutely loved the presentation but was very distracted by the critical comments for self-appointed experts.   

Sorry guys, you are lovely people but that Tortilla was a mess. The sort of thing I would do  when I hoped you would guide me how to avoid the pitfalls.
  I think the pan was the problem. Better luck next time with the “ Burnt cheesecake” which looked yummy.

Fran and Ainhoa....you were great! Although I made them myself a couple of times, you gave me new things to try to make it even better. It's a pity that my internet connexion shut down just on the moment of the first flipping of the tortilla. But the last one I saw ;) Tomorrow we will try your hints to make our tortillas better...mjammie...

Left the tour after the ridiculous onion vs no onion controversy.  Stupid.  Never saw the recipe made

Absolutely the most entertaining and fun tour ever!  They are superb hosts and I was laughing and enjoying it so much.   Authentic and natural....will be following their tours.   Btw I also learned a lot; the participants were supportive which made the tour even more fun.   LOVE LOVE LOVED them 

 Evening time, so Fran and his lovely wife invited us into their home for a meal, a Spanish omelette.  He has a wicked sense of humour, or was it the rosé? They worked so well with each other so the tour was a delight to watch.  

Very engaging couple. I think the chat from viewers may have been distracting even minimized. Well do other tours for sure

The cooking class with Fran and his wife was so much fun.  It is lovely to be invited into their home and experience another life style.  The tortilla de patata was very tasty.  

I love them they are such a jovial couple

Great fun with Fran and Ainhoa.  Thank you for sharing your home and good humor with us.  The recipe is delicious.

The family atmosphere was unbeatable, flipping the omelette was a masters’ twist and my mouth was watering. Magnifique!!.  
More like this, please!!

Excellent. Lots of info delivered with humour.

Loved it Fran and Aihoa. Very kind to let us into your world a bit. I thought that you did a wonderful job. Fran you don't cook or help out? anyway, many have been so criticised and  I think that's because they take advantage of being anonymous.  INterestingly, women are criticized more especially if they have an accent. I find all of it outrageous. I bet most can barely say a thing in  Spanish or other languages unless they learnt it at home ( probably with a lot of errors and not to a high level as we see here in Canada) and usually American English from tv which has many, many errors. someone had a sentence without the subjucntive. "Wish I was ..." instead of "wish (that) I were...) happens a lot as does " there's a lot of us' wrong there are ..." 

Delightfully entertaining and informative. Always remember the tortilla espanol as a tapas in bars in Spain!  Also course taught me the error of my ways when attempting at home ( I always put eggs into pan with potatoes instead of adding potatoes to eggs! ) Guess I know what is for dinner this week! Thank you. 

Excellent management of everything at once --- showing techniques, answering questions and entertaining us all at the same time.  I followed along and my tortilla/omelet came out great!   You two are a lot of fun, I suggest adding Mrs. name to your tour as she did most of the labor while he did most of the talking.  And demonstrating the techniques and answering questions as we cook really worked well.   I'll be back for more! Thank you.  

Warm and light hearted. Great atmosphere! And now I have a new idea for a new, cheap meal!

You and your good lady are fantastic. What a wonderfully uplifting cookery session. When my paella pan arrives tomorrow I shall try out last week's recipe and in a few days, tonight's! 

Bravo, amazing cooking class!! I know you are enjoying the tortilla now and I can tell you I wish I could  be with you both. Thank you for sharing the warmth of your home.

Thanks for the naturalness of Fran and Ainhoa. In life things do not always turn out perfect as they show us on TV. Being able to see life how an omelette comes out so bad has been very gratifying. Thanks for the reality of the situation

What a fun night to spend with my VT friends.  Recipe was easy to follow!  Can't wait for another class.  Thanks so much!


Fran and Ainhoa, his wife, are a charming couple. I gleaned so many valuable cooking tips again today. Actually, I am prepping my ingredients now to cook my first Spanish omelet.  Thank you for adding entertainment to the time I have to spend alone at home during the pandemic! I look forward to your Sunday cooking tours and the other tours from you and other tour guides.

Such a fun and engaging couple...thanks for welcoming us into your home for this great cooking tour!  Looking forward to more in the future.

Thanks Fran and Ainoha for a fantastic cooking tour tonight. A lot of laughs, insights and tips. I’m so sorry the dish didn’t work out exactly as you planned, but it looked fabulous to me!!  

They had a great command of English and were friendly, yet I believe that they had no idea of how to cook a Spanish tortilla nor did they have  the right pan to make a proper tortilla . Another disadvantage is that they dedicated too much time talking about the history of tortilla and the choice of wine rather than  the actual cooking .  

Love Fran's cooking tours. Always pick up great tips for cooking genuine local dishes

Very entertaining tour with Fran and  Ainhoa, thank you very much

Enjoyed the cooking show!  Fran and his wife are a cute couple - friendly and smiling all the time.  How nice to be welcomed into their home to watch them prepare a dish from their country. Video quality was very good.  A few minor nips on the audio where Fran's mic seemed to cut out just momentarily, perhaps when he turned quickly or something?

You two are an amazing team! Thank you very much for welcoming us into your home and for this cooking experience! I learned so much and  cannot wait to try making an omelet the way you did! I also cannot wait for your next cooking tour! Hugs....

Made me want to have a go at this dish.  I will be tuning in to the next one. Thank you.

Another "tour" deserving of at least 8 stars. Fran and his wife cheer up our Sunday evenings, and I hope we have many more cookery experiences with this lovely couple. Thank you to you both for generously inviting us into your home

A fun 45mins. with Fran and his wife making a Spanish Omelette. Will be trying this at home.

Fran and his gorgeous wife were a hoot a lot of fun and dinner looked yummy look forward to cooking with them again thank you both so much 

How nice to see a local cooking a homemade meal in their own kitchen! Really enjoyed watching how to cook Spanish omlette and I will give it a go. Even though they weren't happy with the result, that's how we all cook! I can now cook something Russian, French, Peruvian and Spanish - not bad!

What a fun and enjoyable cooking class!  Look forward to making the potatoe omelette 

Fran and his wife are delightful!  I loved sharing this cooking time with them and will definitely try the recipe!

Thank you Fran and Ainhoa, valiant effort on the tortilla de patatas.  I’m sure you were expecting it to turn out perfect and now I know what happened (your son’s good intentions ruined a good frying pan).  Everyone loves your banter, your sense of humour, your interactions with each other and how you connect with your guests.  Thank you for welcoming us into your home.  Till next time, Sunday for sure.  Thank you VT!

Love the chemistry between you & your wife.  Food looks good also!!

Probably could have been 30 minutes. Fun to learn how to cook this and your wife is great, too! Thank you!

Loved this cooking class!!   I don't know how they do it...reminds me of every time I make something when company is coming.   

Always great fun, Fran. Thank you so much for welcoming us to your home

LOVE THIS COUPLE!!!!  I felt on this tour like I was invited into their home. They began the tour on the couch, greeting all of us as we entered.  I can't wait to make this dish AND to see the new Pan that they buy !  BONUS!!!! We got a Tour of their Refrigerator too !!!!  

Fantastic cookery demo.  Cheered me up no end!  Omelette looked gorgeous.  Thanks for the tips about how to cut the potatoes and to add the potatoes/onions to the egg before cooking.  Looking forward to giving it a try!

Omelette looked yummy, definitely trying that. Thank you always good with you two. 

Thank you Fran and Ainhoa for inviting us into your home and sharing traditional Spanish family recipes.  Can hardly wait to make our own and we will for sure enjoy a glass of rose with it too. Lots of fun and laughter. 

I had to leave early but enjoyed the 20 minutes I spent with Fran and his beautiful wife.  He is so funny and I'm sure gives a lot of joy and laughter to his audience. 

What a wonderful time we had in your kitchen! Thank you so much! 

Wonderful cooking class Fran! Thanks so much for showing us how to properly cook this Spanish classic. Looking forward to more recipes. Muchas gracias 

Would have liked to see more video of the food preparation. 

So enjoyable! First time doing a tour and it was wonderful! 

Fran and family were lovely & entertaining.  I loved being in their kitchen with them!

You are a fun guide. Loved the cooking double act last night. 
Thankyou

Fran & "I know er" You are a fantastic couple. Thank you for inviting me to your home and kitchen, and for the history lesson and Tortilla de patatas cooking class! I enjoyed it very much. I know you had some tech issues with the baldy (by your son) molested pan but this is a live event, and not like TV where they can retake, edit, add and change as they wish. Congratulations and thanks for the FB follow up, with a perfect Tortilla!

Loved the cooking class!  My tortilla turned out amazing!  

Fantastic tour with Fran in Pamplona.  So much history, culture and information - how does he remember it all? Excellent into to Pamplona, and now I really want to visit in the future

Hi Wendy,

Sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy this one! Part of the charm of these cooking tours is preparing things together, which was why the potatoes were not peeled. Not every tour will have a presentation style that you might enjoy, so we hope that you could join us on another tour soon.

Too much chatter, but could not hear or understand it anyway.  left as the lady was starting to fry, but did not need to see her peel potatoes  !!They should have all been prepared.  Sorry

Thank you Fran and Mrs Fran for inviting us into your home for a great fun evening.  Really enjoyed the visit and we are going to try the omlette at the weekend.  I apologise for the bad manners of some of the people on the tour.  I can't believe they were telling you how you should store food in your fridge plus those who hogged the chat with cooking tips for you and asking numerous times about the measurements of the oil!  So rude.  You and Mrs Fran were very gracious.

Fran is a very good tour guide....full of information and humor also.   I have enjoyed all of his walks.

Sorry, Fran meant well. Maybe email a specific recipe before since people seemed confused. Also, show more of the preparation and cooking, and answer questions mainly during the slower cooking parts or at the end. Looking and answering every random chat was a confusing and annoying experience for those of us who were only interested in the recipe. I understand that engaging with everyone is nice, but limit it during activities. The omelette might have turned out better with a better allocation if time. The twenty minutes of cooking time was doable with a punctual start and well organized spaces for chat questions or wine recommendations. Otherwise, Fran and his wife are interesting people.

fabulous couple. great fun and learnt how to cook tortilla, mmmm deliciosa no?!

Superb guide.... enjoyed all his virtual tours.

Fran is so enthusiastic, positive and so much fun. Very engaging. 

Fun n interesting tour! You guys are so lovely to be with. Thank you for sharing your recipes . I will definitely do them soon. 

Fantastic. Great Spanish omelette and a charming couple! Alchemical!

You are both so adorable.  Thank you for a wonderful cooking class.  When I was in Sevilla, I enjoyed many tapas but the potato omelette was my favorite.  Your class was fun and very informative.  I can't wait to make it.  Thank you for starting my Sunday in such a fun way.  You are right - it's so important that we connect with each other and you made that  happen for everyone today!  
I will make the dish today and enjoy it for breakfast, lunch and dinner!  
Adios from Los Angeles!  Joan P. 

Fabulous cookery masterclass and very enjoyable!

Sorry I can't give you a 10 out of 5!  LOL  We need to make it a 2nd time, but with your recipe.  Thanks for inviting us into your home with your beautiful wife.  You're both adorable!  As of today (Sun 7 March), all your other cooking tours are booked.  Hope you can add more.  And you can send me a private mesg on FB so I'll know ahead of time - ha, ha.  Gracis again and take care.

The cooking class with Fran and his lovely wife was great.  It felt like being in the kitchen with friends.

Wonderful as always.  Delicious food and warm humour and loads of jokes.

Warm and friendly cookery demonstration. Great interaction between the couple. They should have their own TV show!

It was not what I expected.  I was expecting a more straightforward step by step guide on how to make the perfect Spanish tortilla rather than a husband and wife double act.   For me there was too much banter - but I appreciate that it is a matter of personal taste and other participants may have enjoyed this format.  Not me, unfortunately.

A Mr and Mrs production. Fabulous, again patiently taking us through making a Spanish Omlette. They are a great double act. Highly recommended 

We had a great time cooking along again! 🤗 

Very enjoyable.   A lovely couple, so friendly, patient, natural and happy!  Can't wait to try out the recipes. 

Another superb cooking demonstration with Francisco and his wife Ainhoa.  The recipes are so simple but so delicious.  Both Fran & Ainhoa take the time to explain each stage of the preparation and cooking plus learning the history of the dishes is so interesting.

As always, an hour on Sunday spent with Fran and Ainhoa is fun, entertaining and informative ... love learning Basque recipes ... this hour has become my go-to end of the week guilty pleasure

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Cooking Class: Spanish Potatoes Omelette

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